hazy headlights
02-08-05, 08:47 AM
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hazy headlights
i have a fg gs. the headlights gradually have gotten hazier and hazier, until now you can barely see the road at night 
.is there any good products/ procedures to alieve this problem. any help will be appriciated 
.is there any good products/ procedures to alieve this problem. any help will be appriciated
02-08-05, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by cbigmitch
i have a fg gs. the headlights gradually have gotten hazier and hazier, until now you can barely see the road at night .is there any good products/ procedures to alieve this problem. any help will be appriciated
.is there any good products/ procedures to alieve this problem. any help will be appriciated is the haze condensation or the plastic is yellowed?
if the plastic is yellowed 3M plastic polish or Mother's Plastic Polish will solve that
if the headlight has condensation, you will need to leave your headlights on to dry them out, or remove them and leave them open overnight or pop them in the oven at 200 degrees or less for 15min
02-08-05, 09:23 AM
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Here's a DIY post on the Acura Legend Forum. Just look and compare the before and after. 
http://www.acura-legend.com/vbulleti...ead.php?t=1888
1) I got some 600 and 2000 grit sandpaper, a bucket of soapy water, and a squegee (sp?)
UPDATE: I forgot to mention that you should use like dish washing soap. You don't want to use car soap because it contains waxes that hinder what you are trying to do.
2) I got the headlight wet with the squegee and got the 600 grit sandpaper wet in the bucket and started sanding always going in straightlines (don't swirl!!!)
3) After doing this till I felt that I had gotten the majority of little dings out, I followed it up with the 2000 gritt paper in the same fashion to make the plastic very very smooth. The plastic at this point is very cloudy though.
4) I used 3M rubbing compound which I poured onto the headlight and then took a air buffer and buffed it out.
***At this point you will be saying WOW!!!!
5) When I got home later I realized that I could still see just a few tiny tiny tiny scratches when the lights were on, so I decided to wip out my Clear Plastic Collection from Meguiars which I got for like $25.
6) I just applied the plastic cleaner as directed which filled in the scratch marks
7) Then I applied the plastic polisher as directed and wooohooooo!
8) I am now completely satisfied! The headlights look almost brand new.
http://www.acura-legend.com/vbulleti...ead.php?t=1888
1) I got some 600 and 2000 grit sandpaper, a bucket of soapy water, and a squegee (sp?)
UPDATE: I forgot to mention that you should use like dish washing soap. You don't want to use car soap because it contains waxes that hinder what you are trying to do.
2) I got the headlight wet with the squegee and got the 600 grit sandpaper wet in the bucket and started sanding always going in straightlines (don't swirl!!!)
3) After doing this till I felt that I had gotten the majority of little dings out, I followed it up with the 2000 gritt paper in the same fashion to make the plastic very very smooth. The plastic at this point is very cloudy though.
4) I used 3M rubbing compound which I poured onto the headlight and then took a air buffer and buffed it out.
***At this point you will be saying WOW!!!!
5) When I got home later I realized that I could still see just a few tiny tiny tiny scratches when the lights were on, so I decided to wip out my Clear Plastic Collection from Meguiars which I got for like $25.
6) I just applied the plastic cleaner as directed which filled in the scratch marks
7) Then I applied the plastic polisher as directed and wooohooooo!
8) I am now completely satisfied! The headlights look almost brand new.
Last edited by TYPEII; 02-08-05 at 09:36 AM.
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